I'm sure this topic has been covered before... but...

Here's the story. I never realized how 'visual' my brain worked until now.

Before: every vinyl i had looked different. different labels, colors, designs etc. I most likely didn't remember the songs name or what mix it was etc... but i could hear the track in my head. makes track selection really easy.

Now: i've been doing the digital downloads thing for some time now... and burning tracks to CD. I'm having a real hard time flipping through my CD book and getting an instant mental link with the track names on the CD. a SERIOUS hard time. I look at a beatport order from July, or august... and i just can't remember at all what tracks are what. when i order new stuff, i make an Mp3 CD, and listen to it my car.. just to familiarize myself with the tracks. so i can link with the track once i hear it... but i never remember it's name, or by what producer/s.

is anyone doing anything quirky to help them remember? i'm horrible with movie names too... so i'm sure this is linked directly with my personality (lame one) and mental whatever you wanna call it.

i use my inkjet printer to label the CDs with BMP, generic 'style', and mix-in-key code number. should i be adding art or some kinda of abstract info to the cd surface? i'm at a loss...

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BEATPORT

more analog, more sidechain

not sure what advice i can give but...it takes time i guess. i started with CDs so i just sort of built up my collection as i went along and dont have any trouble regarding what you're talking about. the more you spin with your cds the more you will get used to it...soon your hands will flip to certain pages automatically and you will know the general location of a track you're looking for. you could try using different color markers and making symbols or marks if its really that bad.

cheers

I just started buying digital downloads.. Since I dont have cd decks yet , I am just collecting. I know where your coming from , and this is what I think I am going to do.. I have a epson r220 printer, this has the ability to print directly on printable CD's. So I am gonna do just that.. I will make 1 or 2 tracks / CD and put the pic on the CD. It will be like flipping through vinyl.

Anyone see any problems with this? I mean blank media is so cheap , so why not? Shit I can afford to make doubles of everyone

*Note: I still buy vinyl , not everything comes in a digital format

Jay

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Originally posted by veezee I have a epson r220 printer, this has the ability to print directly on printable CD's. Jay

I've got the R340, same concept. If you get a track from say, beatport... where are you getting any 'album art' from?

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more analog, more sidechain

just like with anything new u try, u just have to practice and put them in a certain place and you'll pick it up.

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Originally posted by CReddick I'm sure this topic has been covered before... but... Here's the story. I never realized how 'visual' my brain worked until now. Before: every vinyl i had looked different. different labels, colors, designs etc. I most likely didn't remember the songs name or what mix it was etc... but i could hear the track in my head. makes track selection really easy.

Yup! That's why I love Vinyl/Turntables.

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Now: i've been doing the digital downloads thing for some time now... and burning tracks to CD. I'm having a real hard time flipping through my CD book and getting an instant mental link with the track names on the CD. a SERIOUS hard time.

Dude! I know the feeling. It took me a long time to find
a solution. And, I still find myself searching the tracks
to find the right song.

What I've been doing is lining up the tracks in order based
on beat speed. This helps, but I remember someone on this
forum mentioned using one CD per song. I've tried it with
a few songs, and it is the best solution IMHO.

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OMNIFEX